McCormick Announces 78th Annual Unsung Heroes Awards Banquet

SPARKS, Md., April 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE: MKC), a global leader in flavor, today announced that Tyrone "Muggsy" Bogues will deliver the keynote address at the 78th Annual McCormick Unsung Heroes Awards Banquet to be held on Monday, May 7, 2018.

Mr. Bogues' distinguished basketball career got its start at Dunbar High School in Baltimore, where his team won 59 consecutive games and is still highly regarded as one of the greatest high school teams of all time. After a successful college career at Wake Forest (where his number was retired), Mr. Bogues went on to play 14 seasons in the NBA, leading both the Charlotte Hornets and Toronto Raptors to their first-ever playoff appearances. Mr. Bogues currently serves as an Ambassador for the Charlotte Hornets where he makes appearances at games and community events, and he was recently featured with his Dunbar teammates in an ESPN 30 for 30 special titled "Baltimore Boys."

The McCormick Unsung Heroes Banquet honors deserving student athletes across all sports. A total of 113 high school seniors from 69 Baltimore area public, private, parochial and independent schools have been nominated. Two of the honorees—one male and one female—will receive the 2018 Charles Perry McCormick Scholarship, valued at $40,000 over four academic years. Two $7,500 scholarships and two $5,000 scholarships will be awarded to students for their efforts on and off the field, for a total of $105,000 in scholarships given to deserving students at the banquet.

The Unsung Heroes program recognizes unselfish student athletes and honors those who substantially contribute to the success of their school without receiving acclaim. Originally established in 1940 by former McCormick & Company Chairman Charles P. McCormick Sr., the program is reflective of McCormick & Company's core belief in The Power of People.

More than 700 city and county officials, school administrators, coaches, honorees and guests are expected to attend this year's event.

The 2018 Unsung Heroes Award Honorees

Archbishop Curley High School

Seth Boyd

Archbishop Spalding High School

Audrey Donahower and Jacob Stramanak

Baltimore City College

A'janay Nicholson and Keon Moore

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

Kaya Stokes and Montaze Cooper

Benjamin Franklin High School

Nathan Mister

Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy

Christopher McRae, Jr.

The Boys' Latin School of Maryland

Brandon Kagen

The Bryn Mawr School

Natalie Maranto

Calvert Hall College High School

Josh Elliott

Carver Vo-Tech High School

Zanaide Gaines

The Catholic High School of Baltimore

Brooke Menikheim

Catonsville High School

Bailie Grace and Tim Pfeifer

Chesapeake High School

Jéla Thomas and Kyle Witherspoon

Concordia Preparatory School

Abigail Stephens and William Needum

Digital Harbor High School

Brittney Bury and Johnny Miango

Dulaney High School

Lydia Naughton and Aaron Dow

Dundalk High School

Leah Mayfield and Abraham Zelaya

Eastern Technical High School

Natalie Bates and Anthony Akinrinmola

Edmondson-Westside High School

Infasia Davis and Adrian Lindsey

Forest Park High School

Britney Levy and Marcellius Garrison

Franklin High School

Hannah Graetz and Linwood Nicolas

Frederick Douglass High School

Jasmin Levi and Shamal Webb

Friends School of Baltimore

Zoe Guill and Ethan Seifert

Friendship Academy of Eng. & Technology

Mishon Byrd and Ramell Wilson

George Washington Carver Center for the Arts & Tech.

Melissa Marini and Mathew Steininger

Gilman School

Darien Lawson

Hereford High School

Erin Williams and Justin Smith

Institute of Notre Dame

Meghan Weatherly

The John Carroll School

Mary Adele Fraiji and Brett Raynor

Kenwood High School

Mollie Shomper and Walter Scheuerman, III

Knowledge and Success Academy

Tyra Louis

Lake Clifton High School

Dayasia Mayo and Zy'hear Davis

Lansdowne High School

Kayla Custer and Steven Morris

Loch Raven High School

Khamiya Davis and Alex Bagster-Collins

Loyola Blakefield

Justin McKoy

Maryvale Preparatory School

Marlee White

McDonogh School

Cassie Blyth and Alexi Thomas

Mercy High School

Rachael Huebler

Mergenthaler Vo-Tech High School

Cyara Howell and Jamar Mackell

Milford Mill Academy

Kayla Cooper and Jordan Johnson

Mount de Sales Academy

Malaina Dunn

Mount Saint Joseph High School

Naite Reese

New Era Academy

Cameryn Garrison

New Town High School

Nia Blight and Daquwan Young

Notre Dame Preparatory School

Mary Norris

Oldfields School

Kellia Karambizi

Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Abigail Klingenstein and Nicholas Rose

Overlea High School

Wendy Portillo and Kairon Battle

Owings Mills High School

Nelsy Delgado Pineda and De Andre Moore

Parkville High School

Gabrielle Carter and Joey Madore

Patapsco High School & Center for the Arts

Destiny Smith and Javen Oliver

Patterson High School

Diana Mendez and Ronnae Miller

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School

Danyelle Taylor and Dwayne Johnson, Jr.

Perry Hall High School

Jade O'Connor and Francesco Rocha

Pikesville High School

Abigail Drager-Davidoff and Aaron Taule

Randallstown High School

Bianca Coates and Zarian Richardson

Reginald F. Lewis High School

Philip Manifold, III

Roland Park Country School

Emma Sunderland

Severn School

Inde Lauer and Charles Marculewicz

Southwestern High School

Khandi Harrison and Donnie Moore

Sparrows Point High School

Emily Vetri and Bruce Durant, III

St. Frances Academy

Davon Williams

St. Mary's High School

Meghan Yunger and Geoffrey Forsyth

St. Paul's School

Michael Blandino

St. Paul's School for Girls

Tatum Teodori

Towson High School

Audra Lucas and Nicolas de Jesus

Western High School

Jasmen Walton

Western School of Tech. & Env. Science

Garshe't Hatcher and Cameron O'Grady

Woodlawn High School

Qiyonte Brunson and Isaiah Marshall

About McCormick

McCormick & Company, Incorporated is a global leader in flavor. With $4.8 billion in annual sales, the company manufactures, markets and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavorful products to the entire food industry – retail outlets, food manufacturers and foodservice businesses. Every day, no matter where or what you eat, you can enjoy food flavored by McCormick. McCormick Brings the Joy of Flavor to Life™.